September 28, 1999 (Original)
2000 (Game of the Year Edition)

Relic Entertainment
Sierra On-Line (now Sierra Entertainment)

Third Person

Homeworld's epic tale begins in the far reaches of the universe. You were the benign lords of a peaceful society located in the center of a lush spiral galaxy. For as long as anyone could remember, no one challenged your peaceful existence. But then came the conquerors, invading with the sole purpose of overtaking your world. Billions died, and the survivors were relocated to a cold, lifeless planet on the edge of the galaxy. Hundreds of years later, all knowledge of your previous existence has been lost. Only vague myths remain, until the discovery of an ancient tablet buried within the ruins of a half-destroyed craft in the great-banded desert. This Guidestone reawakened the knowledge of your ancestry, and set your race on the path home - coordinates leading straight into the heart of the galaxy. Sixty years ago, construction began on the giant Mothership that will carry millions of your people into deep space. Construction is now complete. Your journey to the Homeworld begins here... -Summary from Relic Site

to be reviewed by JA+

• Patch v 1.05
• Homeworld Series Forums (includes Technical Help)
• FAQs
• Demo (PC)
• Desktop Themes (Kushan & Taiidan)
• Screen Savers
• Ship Descriptions
• Music & Sound Effects
• Movie
• Trailer (features Samuel Barber's Adagio)
• Game Engine Info
• Source Code & Documentation (released by Relic 09/26/2003)
• Editing Tools
• Armor, Babylon 5 and Robotech Assault Mods
• Saved Games
• Cheats
• Trainers
• Maps
• Homeworld Shipyards (definitive resource for all ships in the Homeworld series)
• More Info

PC REQUIREMENTS:

• Windows® 95/98/NT 4.0 (w/ service pack 4.0)*
• Pentium® II 233 processor
• 32 MB RAM
• 80 MB HD Space (plus 50 MB permanent Swap File)
• 4X CD-ROM
• 4 MB PCI Video Card (16-bit color, Direct X® compatible)
• 16-bit DirectX® compatible soundcard
• DirectX® 6.1
• Mouse

*Ed. note: I'm able to run the game successfully on Windows XP SP2 using Windows NT4.0 (Service Pack 5) compatibility mode